For The Last Time

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
Personnel: Ruby Braff (cornet); Jon Wheatley (guitar); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); John Bunch (piano); Dave Green (bass instrument); Steve Brown , Steve Brown (drums). Audio Mixers: Dave Bennett ; Bryan Shaw. Liner Note Authors: Dave Bennett ; Allison Kerr. Recording information: Newton Hotel, Nairn, Scotland (08/07/2002). Photographer: Dave Bennett . Ruby Braff's discographer Thomas P. Hustad addresses the concern posed by this album in his liner notes when he speaks of the "trepidation" with which "we tend to approach any musician's final recording." Tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, whose contribution approaches Braff's own, had his own hesitations but withdrew his objections when he actually heard the recording. It gives plenty of evidence of a group of sympathetic musicians accustomed to playing together. Everybody in the six-piece band is allowed generous solo space, as the tunes extend out to ten or even 15 minutes each. Probably, that allowed time for Braff to gather himself for his own playing, but when he steps in, he is his usual self, coming up with interesting variations on the melodies of familiar standards. The best moments, though, are when Braff and Hamilton, his longtime protege, play together at the openings of such songs as "Dinah," "Yesterdays," and "The Man I Love." At such times, this doesn't come off as Braff's last night on-stage; it seems like just another great show in a storied career.
録音 : ステレオ (Live)